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Amazon sets up web services operations in Middle East
Amazon is moving into new markets.
Senator Josh Hawley introduces SMART Act bill to curb addictive features of social media
Hawley has set his sights on big tech companies in recent months.
Twitch streamer Anomaly banned for accidentally showing less than two seconds of Hitler Minecraft skin
This is the latest controversial ban that highlights Twitch’s inconsistent application of its rules.
Court rules UK’s invasive mass surveillance program is not a breach of human rights
Apparently, bulk data collection of all citizens is perfectly fine.
Tulsi Gabbard: to protect free speech online, break up big tech monopolies
Gabbard has consistently spoken out against censorship and promoted free speech online.
EU court rules it’s a privacy invasion to have Facebook Like button on websites
Facebook says it’s going to look at the ruling and work out a way to comply.
Facebook is globalizing the idea of bypassing end-to-end encryption by compromising devices
The debate about end-to-end encryption is rendered useless if Facebook is compromising messages before they even leave the device.
Amazon’s Ring home security company has reportedly partnered with at least 200 law enforcement agencies
This follows wider concerns around how Ring is creating a corporate surveillance network and the plans Amazon has for this growing network.
YouTube demonetizes popular YouTube channel Top 5 Scary Videos
The channel is the lates independent channel to be hit by YouTube’s practices.
YouTube chief proposes “positive discrimination” of “authoritative sources” like CNN over indie creators
YouTube appears to be turning its back on the users that built the platform.
As centralized platforms turn to bias and censorship, 2019 is the year to start a website
Social platforms are worse than ever with censorship, privacy invasion and bias. It’s time to go back to having a part of the web that you control.
With the CASE act, Congress takes aim at memes
The CASE act will allow copyright trolls to tackle those who upload works they don’t own the original copyright for.